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KEETMANSHOOP, 05 November 2025 - The entrance to the Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre (VTC). (Photo by: Romario Rhodes) NAMPA

KVTC strategic milestone for ||Kharas youth

KEETMANSHOOP, 20 MAR (NAMPA) - The establishment of the Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre (KVTC) has been described as a...

KEETMANSHOOP, 19 March 2026 - Governor of the ||Kharas Region, Dawid Gertze, on Thursday stated that the inauguration of the Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre (KVTC) will contribute directly to strengthening the economic resilience of the region.
Gertze made these remarks during the official opening of the technical institution in Keetmanshoop.

(Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

Gertze calls for economic resilience through skills

KEETMANSHOOP, 19 MAR (NAMPA) - Governor of the ||Kharas Region, Dawid Gertze, on Thursday said the inauguration of the Keetman...

KEETMANSHOOP, 19 March 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, on Thursday during the official inauguration of the Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre (KVTC).

(Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

Steenkamp calls for synergy in education sector

KEETMANSHOOP, 19 MAR (NAMPA) - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has called ...

KEETMANSHOOP, 19 March 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi delivers the keynote address and officially opens the Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

Witbooi inaugurates Keetmanshoop VTC

KEETMANSHOOP, 19 MAR (NAMPA – Vice President (VP) Lucia Witbooi has said the Technical and Vocational Education and Training...

SIMANYA, 17 March 2026- The Simanya Combined School teachers accommodation before receiving the new accommodation from Gansu Construction Investment Company.

(Photo: Lylie Joel)
NAMPA

Chinese campsite donated to house teachers in Kavango West

SIMANYA, 18 MAR (NAMPA) — Gansu Construction Investment Company, which was contracted to construct China-aided rural school ...

MICT Oshana hosts pre-Independence film screenings

OSHAKATI, 17 MAR (NAMPA) - The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) in the Oshana Region has begun a se...

New primary school proposed for Tsumeb to curb overcrowding

OMUTHIYA, 17 MAR (NAMPA) – The Oshikoto Directorate of Education plans to establish a new primary school by the 2027 academi...

KATJINAKATJI SCHOOL GARDEN INSPIRES LEARNERS

By Sawi Hausiku (NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE) KATJINAKATJI, 16 MAR (NAMPA) - At Katjinakatji Combined School in the Kavango West R...

SESFONTEIN, 14 March 2026 - School learners pictured during the Kunene Regional Career Fair. (Photo: Contributed)

Kunene career fair concludes in Sesfontein

SESFONTEIN, 14 MAR (NAMPA) – The Annual Kunene Regional Career Fair 2026 concluded at Elias Amxab Combined School in Sesfont...

Kaviveterue Virere

EPUKIRO, 12 March 2026 - Epukiro Constituency councillor, Pineal Packy Pakarae handed over needed materials to all four Epukiro schools. (Photo: Contributed)

Omaheke Regional Council avails needed materials to Epukiro schools

GOBABIS, 14 MAR (NAMPA) – The Omaheke Regional Council (ORC) through the Epukiro Constituency office donated equipment and m...

Zebaldt Ngaruka

Katire steps down from SUN role, citing organisational reflection

OPUWO, 14 MAR (NAMPA) – Student Union of Namibia (SUN) legal secretary, Intelligent Katire, has announced his decision to st...

Kaviveterue Virere

OKAKARARA, 13 March 2026 - The groundbreaking ceremony on Friday to pave the way for the construction of a new primary school at Otumborombonga village outside Okakarara in the Otjozondjupa Region. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Otumborombonga village to receive primary school

OKAKARARA, 13 MAR (NAMPA) – The Otjozondjupa Education Directorate on Friday officially received a piece of land from the Ot...

Mulisa Simiyasa

OPUWO, 13 March 2026 - Learners from Putuavanga Senior Secondary School at the Annual Kunene Regional Career Fair 2026 in Opuwo on Friday. (Photo: Contributed)

Career fair brings study, accreditation awareness to Opuwo learners

OPUWO, 13 MAR (NAMPA) – The Kunene Annual Regional Career Fair 2026 continued in Opuwo on Friday, with learners from schools...

Kaviveterue Virere

NKURENKURU, 12 March 2026- Environmental consultants from KPM Environmental Consulting on Thursday conducted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consultation for the proposed construction of the Nkurenkuru District Hospital.

(Photo: Contributed)

Nkurenkuru District Hospital push gains momentum amid calls for higher status, local hiring

NKURENKURU, 13 MAR (NAMPA) – Consultants from KPM Environmental Consulting on Thursday held an Environmental Impact Assessme...

WINDHOEK, 24 FEBRUARY 2025 - Chief Executive Oficcer at NAMCOL Ngepathimo Kadhila during the opening of the 2026 academic year. (Photo: Simsolia Kambonde) NAMPA

Namcol urges working Namibians to take advantage of flexible learning

WINDHOEK, 12 MAR (NAMPA) – The Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) has encouraged working Namibians and out-of-school ...

Mathilde Kudumo

NA donates educational items for hospitalised children

WINDHOEK, 11 MAR (NAMPA) – National Assembly (NA) Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila on Tuesday donated learning materials i...

Filemon Haininga

NKURENKURU, 18 February 2026- Electricity has become a daily uncertainty across Kavango West , repeated power cuts, low reliability and long restoration times under NORED’s service.

(Photo: Contributed)

Nored launches campaign to curb illegal electricity connections

RUNDU, 10 MAR (NAMPA) - The Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) says it continues to face serious challenges wit...

WINDHOEK, 09 March 2026 - Newly appointed Director of Corporate Engagement and Internationalisation at NUST Nashilongo Gervasius. (Photo: Contributed)

NUST appoints Gervasius as corporate engagement and internationalisation director

WINDHOEK, 10 MAR (NAMPA) – The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) on Monday announced the appointment of Na...

Justina Shuumbwa

NKURENKURU, 09 March 2026- Kavango West Directorate of Education, in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, held a consultation on the Regional Early Childhood Development Policy Review on Monday.

(Photo: Lylie Joel)
NAMPA

Sinimbo calls for reflective review of ECD policy

NKURENKURU, 09 MAR (NAMPA) - Kavango West Governor, Verna Sinimbo, has called on the revision of the Early Childhood Developme...

RUNDU, 09 March 2026- The head of corporate communications and marketing at the Northern Regional Electricity Distribution company Simon Lukas speaking to NAMPA during the electricity safety awareness campaign at Rundu. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

Nored rolls out electricity campaign to Kavango East

RUNDU, 09 MAR (NAMPA) - The Northern Regional Electricity Distributor's (Nored) Head of Corporate Communications, Simon Lukas,...

WINDHOEK, 09 March 2026 - An illustration of the millimeter-wavelength radio telescope. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Namibia to host Africa’s first millimetre-wavelength radio telescope

WINDHOEK, 09 MAR (NAMPA) – Namibia will host Africa’s first millimetre-wavelength radio telescope following the signing of...

Mathilde Kudumo

SOSSUSVLEI, 30 March 2021 - Tourists arriving at Sossusvlei, one of the major tourist attractions of Namibia. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA

Stakeholders call for stronger tourism policy alignment

SWAKOPMUND, 09 MAR (NAMPA) – Tourism stakeholders in the Erongo Region have called for stronger policy alignment and improve...

CSSS receives donation from Chinese embassy

KATIMA MULILO, 07 MAR (NAMPA) - The Caprivi Senior Secondary School (CSSS) in the Zambezi Region on Friday received a ceremoni...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

Nanso campaign reveals learning challenges in Kunene rural schools

OPUWO, 11 MAR (NAMPA) – The Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) in the Kunene Region has concluded its Access to ...

Kaviveterue Virere

KATIMA MULILO, 06 March 2026 - Rosco Lukubwe the Inspector of Education for the Katima Mulilo Circuit in the Zambezi region delivers the keynote address at the celebration of the 11th African Day of School Feeding at Ngweze Primary School on Friday.
(Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

Nngweze Primary School holds 11th African Day of School Feeding Programme celebration

KATIMA MULILO, 07 MAR (NAMPA) – A celebration marking the 11th African Day of the School Feeding Programme was held on Frida...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

Iipinge establishes regional education advisory committee

OSHAKATI, 07 MAR (NAMPA) - Oshana Regional Governor Hofni Iipinge has announced the establishment of a regional education advi...

Emergency food support programme launched at Ondera

ONDERA, 06 MAR (NAMPA) – An emergency food support programme to benefit 3 150 vulnerable households, through 12 early childh...

WINDHOEK, 04 March 2025 - Namibia Training Authority (NTA) Chief Executive Officer, Erick Nenghwanya. (Photo: Torres Tjipetekera) NAMPA

Nenghwanya warns unregistered training providers of possible shutdown

WINDHOEK, 04 MAR (NAMPA) – The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Erick Nenghwanya, has warned ...

MARIENTAL, 31 January 2025 - The entrance to the Mariental Youth Resource Centre in the Hardap Region.
(Photo by: Charmaine Boois) NAMPA

Mariental youth centre operating below capacity

By Joe-chintha Garises MARIENTAL, 04 MAR (NAMPA) – The Mariental Youth Resource Centre is operational but unable to function...

Garises Joe-chintha

NKURENKURU, 03 March 2026 - The Nkurenkuru Vocational Training Centre officially opened its first trainee intake, on Tuesday, signalling a step to grow skills and jobs in Kavango West. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

Nkurenkuru VTC welcomes first intake

NKURENKURU, 03 MAR (NAMPA) – The Nkurenkuru Vocational Training Centre (VTC) in the Kavango West Region on Tuesday welcomed ...

SWAKOPMUND, 12 January 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp visited several schools in Swakopmund as part of her ministry’s assessment on how schools in Erongo Region were opening and to present the 2025 national examination results to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Consultations on revision of ECD policy commence

SWAKOPMUND, 03 MAR (NAMPA) – Nationwide consultations are underway to revise Namibia’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) p...

Oshikoto education official warns teachers against on-duty intoxication

OMUTHIYA, 28 FEB (NAMPA) – The Oshikoto Education Directorate’s Programme and Quality Assurance Deputy Director, Tomas Kal...

KAPAKO, 17 October 2025 - The Kavango West Regional Education Director, Pontianus Musore, pictured at a symposium held at Leevi Hakusembe Secondary School.. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

Kavango West registers 54 127 learners for 2026 academic year

NKURENKURU, 27 FEB (NAMPA) – The Directorate of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture in Kavango West has r...

TSUMEB, 26 February 2026 - Oshikoto Education Director Hilma Nuunyango-George (C), Tsumeb constituency councillor Matheus Angula (L) and SOS National Director Julieta Ferreira (R) pictured during the official launch of the Digital Divide Project launch in Tsumeb. (Photo by: Max Henrich) NAMPA

SOS launches Digital Divide project in Tsumeb

OMUTHIYA, 27 FEB (NAMPA) – SOS Children’s Villages, in collaboration with the Tsumeb Teacher’s Resource Centre under the...

Donors pledge over N.dollars 11 million towards the FMD support fund

WINDHOEK, 26 FEB (NAMPA) - Private and public sector partners on Thursday pledged over N.dollars 11.2 million toward the newly...

WINDHOEK, 07 November 2025 - Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao, speaks during the official handover of delegated functions to Regional Councils in Windhoek. (Photo by: Edward Tenete) NAMPA

Billions allocated to strengthening public health

WINDHOEK, 25 FEB (NAMPA) – The Public Service Employee Medical Aid Scheme (PSEMAS) alone commands N.dollars 3.9 billion, whi...